2002 UEFA European Under-21 Championship
International football competition
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UEFA European Under-21 Championship 2002 was the 13th staging of UEFA's European Under-21 Championship. The final tournament was hosted by Switzerland between 16 and 28 May 2002.
| U-21-Fußball-Europameisterschaft 2002 Championnat d'Europe de football espoirs 2002 Campionato europeo di calcio Under-21 2002 Campiunadis Europeans da ballape U21 2002 | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country |  Switzerland |
| Dates | 16–28 May |
| Teams | 8 (finals) 47 (qualifying) |
| Venue | 4 (in 4 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Czech Republic (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  France |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 15 |
| Goals scored | 35 (2.33 per match) |
| Attendance | 174,195 (11,613 per match) |
| Top scorer |  Massimo Maccarone (3 goals) |
| Best player | Petr Čech |
← 2000 2004 → | |
Czech Republic U-21s won the competition for the first time.
Qualification
The 47 national teams were divided into nine groups (one group of four, five groups of 5, and three groups of 6). The records of the nine group runners-up were then compared. The top seven joined the nine winners in a play-off for the eight finals spots. One of the eight qualifiers was then chosen to host the remaining fixtures.
Venues
| Switzerland | |
|---|---|
| Zürich | Basel |
| Hardturm | St. Jakob-Park |
| Capacity: 17,666 | Capacity: 37,500 |
| Geneva | Lausanne |
| Charmilles Stadium | Stade Olympique de la Pontaise |
| Capacity: 9,250 | Capacity: 15,700 |
Squads
Matches
Group stage
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Italy |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 5 |
| Switzerland |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 |
 Portugal |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
 England |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 3 |
| Switzerland | 0–0 | Italy |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| France |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 9 |
| Czech Republic |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 4 |
 Belgium |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 3 |
 Greece |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 1 |
| France | 2–0 | Czech Republic |
|---|---|---|
Govou  41'Sorlin 45' |
Report |
| Belgium | 0–1 | Czech Republic |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Jiránek 19' |
Knockout stage
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 25 May – Basel | ||||||
| France | 2 | |||||
| 28 May – Basel | ||||||
| Switzerland | 0 | |||||
| France | 0 (1) | |||||
| 25 May – Zürich | ||||||
| Czech Republic (p) | 0 (3) | |||||
| Czech Republic (a.e.t.) | 3 | |||||
| Italy | 2 | |||||
Semi-finals
| France | 2–0 | Switzerland |
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| Malbranque 62' Sorlin 70' |
Report |
Final
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Assistant referees:
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Goalscorers
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3 goals 2 goals 1 goal |
1 goal, cont.
Own goals
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External links
- Results Archive[dead link] at UEFA.com
- RSSSF Results Archive at rsssf.com